Measures, which can be taken by government to solve unemployment problem
1. Establish small industries, spread all over the countryside, to create jobs.
2. Advertise jobs; provide transport, accommodation, etc to encourage mobility of labour
3. Government should protect domestic industries against foreign producers so as to maintain employment levels at home.
4. There is need to increase the number of enterprises either through foreign assistance or investment by the public sector to generate employment opportunities.
5. Encourage mechanization within the agricultural sector to enable large-scale farming and create jobs.
6. Government can formulate appropriate education policies aimed at creating job makers rather than job seekers.
7. It should encourage education for self-reliance at all levels in order to change the attitude of Ugandans from the colonial mentality of "white collar" jobs for educated people.
8. Government should formulate appropriate economic policies to discourage rural-urban migration for example by creating and improving social amenities in rural areas.
9. It should carry out equal geographical location of industries in order to distribute job opportunities all over the country.
10. It should resort to utilization of local personnel as much as possible.
11. Diversification of agriculture to include more crops to those already known as "cash crops".
12. Improving working conditions for workers in Uganda for example giving them higher salaries, good housing facilities and medical allowance.
13. Government should control population growth through encouragement of family planning and health education.
14. Government should embark on maximum utilization of local resources, which will result in self-reliance.
15. It should encourage its citizens to get involved in productive activities other than waiting for aid.
16. Government should choose appropriate technology for the country to absorb available manpower.
17. Government can create more homes for the disabled so as to help them become productive.
18. It should stabilize the country politically by encouraging democracy and involvement of all Ugandans in the political process.
19. It should diversify the economy by encouraging agriculture and industry as well as public and private sectors to operate hand in hand.
20. Government should create tertiary and technical institutions at all levels to alleviate the dropout problems. These will absorb and train possible dropouts.
21. Government should adopt the "go back to the land" policy or politicize people not to be redundant.
To what extent is political instability responsible for the unemployment crisis in Africa.
Approach: Define political instability and unemployment. Analyse the various ways in which political instability leads to unemployment vis-avis other factors
• Standpoint required. NB: Look at how political instability leads to;
• Agricultural breakdown,
• Collapse of industrial activity,
• Threatens potential investors,,
• Leads to loss of human resources (potential job creators),
• Increases the number of the disabled people,
• Leads to internal displacement and refugee crisis etc.
2. Advertise jobs; provide transport, accommodation, etc to encourage mobility of labour
3. Government should protect domestic industries against foreign producers so as to maintain employment levels at home.
4. There is need to increase the number of enterprises either through foreign assistance or investment by the public sector to generate employment opportunities.
5. Encourage mechanization within the agricultural sector to enable large-scale farming and create jobs.
6. Government can formulate appropriate education policies aimed at creating job makers rather than job seekers.
7. It should encourage education for self-reliance at all levels in order to change the attitude of Ugandans from the colonial mentality of "white collar" jobs for educated people.
8. Government should formulate appropriate economic policies to discourage rural-urban migration for example by creating and improving social amenities in rural areas.
9. It should carry out equal geographical location of industries in order to distribute job opportunities all over the country.
10. It should resort to utilization of local personnel as much as possible.
11. Diversification of agriculture to include more crops to those already known as "cash crops".
12. Improving working conditions for workers in Uganda for example giving them higher salaries, good housing facilities and medical allowance.
13. Government should control population growth through encouragement of family planning and health education.
14. Government should embark on maximum utilization of local resources, which will result in self-reliance.
15. It should encourage its citizens to get involved in productive activities other than waiting for aid.
16. Government should choose appropriate technology for the country to absorb available manpower.
17. Government can create more homes for the disabled so as to help them become productive.
18. It should stabilize the country politically by encouraging democracy and involvement of all Ugandans in the political process.
19. It should diversify the economy by encouraging agriculture and industry as well as public and private sectors to operate hand in hand.
20. Government should create tertiary and technical institutions at all levels to alleviate the dropout problems. These will absorb and train possible dropouts.
21. Government should adopt the "go back to the land" policy or politicize people not to be redundant.
To what extent is political instability responsible for the unemployment crisis in Africa.
Approach: Define political instability and unemployment. Analyse the various ways in which political instability leads to unemployment vis-avis other factors
• Standpoint required. NB: Look at how political instability leads to;
• Agricultural breakdown,
• Collapse of industrial activity,
• Threatens potential investors,,
• Leads to loss of human resources (potential job creators),
• Increases the number of the disabled people,
• Leads to internal displacement and refugee crisis etc.
National Movements and New States in Africa